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[RC] 300 Virginia Range Horses for adoption across the U.S. - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Antoinette Smith asmith@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Rescues across the United States are in the process of receiving 300 formerly free-roaming Virginia Range horses, also known as "Comstock" horses that were sold to a private individual by the State of Nevada and subsequently starved. Adoption fees and requirements vary by rescue. Virginia Range horses are not Mustangs and they are not "Dann horses", they are horses that were abandoned in the Virginia Range area of the State of Nevada during the pre-Civil War days by miners, cowboys and calvarymen. Dubbed "Hitch-hiking horses" because rescues are making space availabe to receive them, but cannot afford the high cost of transporting so many horses, therefore, donations are being sought to cover the estimated $10,000.00 cost of transport. Please consider adopting one or two of these horses, or donating to the transport so that they can all be placed in homes and given the chance to be put to good use as riding horses, barrel horses, roping horses, etc. These horses deserve to be treated with care and given this second chance at life. No wild horse sanctuaries have room for them. These horses are not as wild as a Mustang that has just been pulled from the range. They have been fenced in (albeit a very large pasture/acreage) for many months and have been fed by humans for the past couple of months. Even so, they are largely unhandled and not halter broke. Some of the mares are in foal. There are almost no geldings. Some have color and some are gaited, but there will be no guarantees as to whether or not an adopter receives a pregnant mare or gaited horse. All of them need homes and all of them need a ride to safety. For more information, please visit www.usesr.org The United States Equine Sanctuary & Rescue is a state-wide equine rescue organization doing business in the State of Texas. We have set our adoption fee at $200.00 per horse plus the $25.00 filing fee. Information about adopting one of these horses from USESR is on our website under "Adoptables". At this time, we have approximately 200 more horses to place and we have approximately 2 to 3 weeks to get it done. Please help by considering adoption, foster care &/or donating funds for transport and related costs such as coggins, health certificates, and whatever is required for these horses to reach their new home states. Antoinette Smith United States Equine Sanctuary & Rescue asmith@xxxxxxxxx Direct Line: 940-399-9363 toll free: 877-720-1685 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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